An error-strewn performance from Tottenham Hotspur condemned them to a fourth defeat in six Premier League games and a 4-2 away defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, deepening the crisis under manager Ange Postecoglou.

Wolves made the most of West Ham United's 2-1 defeat at Liverpool to move up to 16th on 35 points, ahead of the Hammers on goal difference and 14 points clear of 18th-placed Ipswich with six games in hand.

While Wolves played with energy and purpose throughout, Spurs were shaky and individual errors were at the root of all four goals as they slumped to a defeat that leaves them two points adrift of their hosts in 15th.

The afternoon started badly for Spurs when a poor clearance from goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario allowed Rayan Aït-Nouri to bounce a shot into the net after 85 seconds.

Vicario's afternoon went from bad to worse seven minutes before the break when he parried the ball to Spurs defender Djed Spence, who watched in horror as the ball bounced off him and back into the net.

The visitors pulled a goal back in the 59th minute through Mathys Tel, who ghosted in at the far post with Nélson Semedo unaware of his presence and unleashed a shot that took a deflection off the Portuguese defender before crossing the line.

Any hopes of a Spurs comeback were quickly extinguished when they conceded again five minutes later, Cristian Romero's error allowing Ait-Nouri to pounce on the loose ball and Jorgen Strand Larsen to slot into an empty net.

Substitute Richarlison pulled one back in the 85th minute with a close-range header, but once again Spurs were guilty of self-sabotage as Lucas Bergvall gave the ball away to Matheus Cunha to make it 4-2.

"Funny old game -- the performance wasn't too bad, but obviously the goals we conceded, they obviously made it really difficult for us in general," Postecoglou said.

With the Wolves fans singing that he was getting sacked in the morning and the travelling Spurs fans leaving him in no doubt about their disappointment.